What to see, what to do in Guayaquil this Friday, November 12, 2021

International ballet at the TCA

Guayaquil will have the opportunity to appreciate the sublime moments of the universal classical ballet repertoire with the presentation of The ballet of the Russian Tsars, a project that is in full international tour and that this time lands in Ecuador. Attendees will see the pace of two from Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The Bayadera, The death of the swan and much more, in a show 1 hour and 40 minutes long. The gala will be performed by notable soloists from the Russian imperial theaters, dancers consecrated as international stars on world renowned stages such as the Mariinsky in Saint Petersburg, the Paris Opera, the Sydney Opera House, great theaters in New York, among others. Tickets: $ 41.25, $ 61.25 and $ 81.25 (TicketShow). 19:30, main theater of the Centro de Arte Theater (Av. Del Bombero).

‘Tribute Night’

Batukka and Art Center Theater offer a tribute to three of the most important bands in the history of music Led Zeppelin, Santana y Fleetwood Mac. They will do it through a tour of the most emblematic themes that marked these groups considered pioneers of classic rock in the 70s. The repertoire includes themes such as Black Dog, Kashmir, Whola Lotta Love, the Led Zeppelin; Black Magic Woman, hey how it goes from Santana; Dreams, Sara y Don’t Stop, by Fleetwood Mac. The members of Batukka are Demetrio Maggio (voice), Andrea Castillo (voice and backing vocals), Pamela Aguirre (voice and backing vocals), Bilo Albán (keyboards), Andrés Albán (drums), Marcel Jaramillo (guitar) and Yamil Chedraui (bass and backing vocals). This presentation is part of the Tribute Night, a space organized by the TCA. Single entry: $ 25 (TicketShow). 21:00, Experimental Room of the Centro de Arte Theater.

Concert with Argentine camerata

The orchestra The Camerata Porteña from Argentina, under the direction of its founder, maestro Marcelo Rodríguez Scilla, will pay tribute to the work of maestro Astor Piazzolla, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, not only for his contribution and renewal to tango, but also to the academic music. In this presentation, there will be a journey to the best times of Piazzolla with an avant-garde interpretation of his best songs, as well as the orchestra’s own works, covering different styles and periods of composition. The group was founded in 1986 and since then it has dedicated itself to the renewal of contemporary tango. Its distinctive feature is the successful combination of the subtlety and precision of chamber music with the expressive force of the music of Buenos Aires, both in the arrangements and interpretation of the Piazzollean work and in the conception of his own compositions. Admission: $ 20. 20:00, main hall of the Sánchez Aguilar Theater.

Theater in different stages

Theater Art Center

siterian paradise is the most recent production of Teatro del Cielo in its premiere season. The work highlights many aspects of the human being through a scenic language that will make us travel through absurdity, madness, incongruity and poetry. Grel and Avelina are two women who live in a house that remains completely closed. Its cloister is the space where both prepare for the arrival of a prosperous dawn and with it a supposed paradise known as El Paraíso Siteriano. Grel, an experienced woman, instructs Avelina with the rules and lessons of a manual, so that she can become a Siterian woman worthy of the coveted paradise. Direction and dramaturgy: Martín Peña Vázquez. Cast: Yanet Gómez and Frances Swett. Admission: $ 15. 19:30, Multiartes room of the TCA (Av. Del Bombero).

The boot

Give me my heart back features María (played by Joselyn Gallardo), a beautiful young woman who is haunted by the ghost of Raúl Angulo, the man who was her husband and whom she murdered to escape their violent relationship. Story inspired by the Ecuadorian legend of María Angula. Direction: Henry Silva. Over 12 years old. Admission: $ 20. Functions on November 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21, 20:30, Malecón del Salado.

Paulsen Study

The platypus it is a staging that invites the audience to have fun and reflect on sexuality in modern times. “There will be sex, a lot of sex, and laughter, too many,” say the actors and the director of this play, whose script opens a question: What would happen if we open our sentimental and sexual relationship to a third party? Dramaturgy by Humberto Robles and produced by Estudio Paulsen, with a stellar cast of artists belonging to that acting house: Raúl Sánchez McMillan, teacher of the Meisner technique; and the graduates Lissette Rezabala, Alfredo Salomón and Adrián Cárdenas (in the direction). Admission: $ 15. Shows from November 11 to 20, Thursday to Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Paulsen Studio (Las Peñas neighborhood). Reservations: 096-018-9636.

Casa Cino Fabiani

Juan (Francisco Aguiñaga) and Luis (Andrés Olmedo) are not only co-workers but also great friends, the kind that tell each other about everything to help each other. One of those personal conversations takes an unexpected turn when one tells the other that he likes his wife! This is the plot of the comedy Lost, whose presentations start today Friday 12. The dramaturgy was written by the Catalan Ramón Madaula. This is a joint production between Casa Cino Fabiani and the Sánchez Aguilar Theater. Admission: $ 20. Until December 11, 2021, 8:00 p.m., Las Peñas neighborhood. Then it will be from January 13 to 22, 2022, at the Sánchez Aguilar Theater.

In Pop Up Teatro

Season 62 of Pop Up Teatro Café began and with the announcement that it already has an application for phones with Android systems. For iPhone you can enter from the web popupteatro.com. In both cases you must create a user and thus be able to buy tickets online. The works, which are presented from Wednesday to Saturday (from 7:30 p.m.), are the following:

Not one more. Tired of being abused by their wives, two old men decide to found an organization of battered husbands and shout not one more! Cast: Gabriel Shapiro and Gabriel Gallardo. Text: Gabriel Shapiro. For all audiences.

Father for a day. In an asylum, a nice man will relive the most beautiful moments of his youth with the help of his partner. Cast: Mimo Cava and Majo Avilés. Text: Ariel Zöller. Direction: Sebastián Perdomo.

The promise. Would our love be present forever? Sofía and Joaquín meet again in the future to reveal things from the past. They act: Luis Mayorga and Daniela Rodríguez. Direction: Alberto Moreno. Art direction: Érick Díaz.

Chente & Pancha. A married couple who recounts how fun an old-fashioned relationship can be in which deafness and memory loss play pepo. They act: Gabriela Andrade and Luis Fernando García. Director and author: Ricardo Velástegui. Art Direction: Jeff Nieto.

You can visit these rooms from Wednesday to Sunday, from 7:00 p.m., in central Urdesa. Entry: $ 6 each work. You can also review the agenda at www.popupteatro.com.

Pay TV and streaming

In November, OnDirecTV has three must-see music specials, as it will broadcast exclusively The Go-Go’s, Pet Shop Boys in It Couldn’t Happen Here e Ibiza: The Silent Movie, and will also be available on the platform streaming DirecTV GO.

Friday, November 12 (22:00): Documentary about the quintessential rock girl group The Go Go’s, considered the first all-female band to play their own instruments, write their songs, and have a number one album. This archive-rich biography examines the group’s place in pop history and personalities and the dynamics behind their rise, fall, and numerous reincarnations. Until this film, there was no evaluation of The Go-Go’s talents or achievements as musicians, pioneers, but even more so, as survivors.

Friday, November 26 (21:00), Pet Shop Boys in It Couldn’t Happen Here. Recently remastered, this Jack Bond-directed 1988 special follows Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe on a journey across England, meeting a series of eccentric characters. Perfect pop surrealism meets the road movie in a hit-packed film from the duo’s fantastic early studio albums, including all-time classics West End Girls, It’s a Sin, Always On My Mind and more.

And the same Friday 26 (22:30): Ibiza: The Silent Movie. Directed by acclaimed director Julian Temple (Glastonbury, Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten) and with music by Fatboy Slim. This documentary presents an uninterrupted musical journey back in time through the history of the most influential, charismatic and spiritual island of music. dance in the Mediterranean.

Original and archival images, animation, graphics and text to enhance the narrative are combined with a soundtrack mixed by some of the best DJs in the world, allowing audiences to immerse themselves both physically and emotionally in the experience.